Thursday, 25 September 2008

Look out London, Watch out World

My "sewing night" friends and I are planning a trip down to the Country Living Christmas Fair on Friday 14th November and have actually been given 1st class train tickets too!

So if anyone fancies a bloggy meet up over a coffee just let me know!

Alternatively, you now know which day NOT TO GO to the CL fair!!!

I'm so excited!!!!

I am also rather nervous because I did something quite incredible today.................

I actually applied for a proper job for the first time since I had the children - so watch out world!

Unfortunately my CV was completely out of date - in fact I couldn't find one on the computer at all so had total panic stations while I searched through the deeply stratified archives (thank heavens for an archaeologist for a husband) for any previous job information. Maybe it's just me, but there is no way I would have been able to pluck qualification dates and details and former job details out of my memory!

Fortunately I found half a CV from 12 years ago and with the help of a humungous pile of old time-slips, pay-slips, P60s etc was able to cobble together a semi-decent application form (I think)

so please keep your fingers and toes crossed for me! It's "just" a part-time secretarial post - but it's one I think I would really enjoy and it's about time I started earning my keep!!!

*(no offence meant to any of my lovely bloggy pals who have had to cope with this kind of weather in real life)

i will keep everything (within reason!) crossed for a successful job application - i remember what its like, you feel like you are starting all over again - but look at how much more experience you have!!Trashy mentioned your jaunt to cl fair and hopefully i am coming too!! can't wait! - although i'm not sure we're travelling first class, there was some mention of sitting on a roof!!

Oh wow - you're doing proper grown up stuff like applying for a job? :-O Well done you! I have fingers, toes, arms, legs and eyes all crossed - it's uncomfortable, hard to type, and I look ridiculous ... but if it lands you the job, then 'YAY!'

I would have the same problem with my CV (maybe I better get to it sooner rather than later!)All the very best, I do hope you get it if it's meant to be.Have a blast in London - *sigh* sounds like it will be fun!

Nooooo Ms. Locket! You can't have a proper job, 'cause then when will you blog. I'm so selfish I want to keep you all for our own! (Ok, ok, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you and wishing you the best of luck!)

Good luck on your job application - if you get it, I hope it won't make a difference to your blogging. I've always wanted to go to the Country Living Fair but London scares me stupid, so I just have to listen to other people's stories of their visits.By the way, nothing is only 'just'. Everything you do in life is important. That's what I try and remember every day anyway because otherwise, what's the point?

Hi Lucy, Good Luck with your job application i do hope you suceed. I'd love to meet up in London again, last time was lovely. I will of course be late getting there as i have to go to work first! Jane x

fingers crossed for you to get the job.. I haven't worked for 6 years... but with the hose move I think I will be busy enough for the foreseeable future before I think about going back to the work force.

I hope you have a lovely time in London in November... Its a bit far for me to go as M is super busy at work then.

Perhaps a coffee another time if you ever come Derby or Nottingham way. I'll even provide cake!